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M2.6 Earthquake near GREECE (Greece)

UTC time: 2025-10-14 00:09:53 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
15.5 km
Source
EMSC

Apokentromene Dioikese Peloponnesou, Dytikes Elladas kai Ioniou

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M2.6 earthquake was recorded near GREECE (Greece) on October 14, 2025 at 00:09 UTC. With a focal depth of about 16 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size typically go unnoticed.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Greece: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 117 earthquakes, the strongest at M4.4.

Details

ID
a8ba96708ba0b867c610efdf468254d06a5c05d8
Magnitude
M2.6
Depth
15.5 km
UTC time
2025-10-14 00:09:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Greece
City
Apokentromene Dioikese Peloponnesou, Dytikes Elladas kai Ioniou
Source
emsc
Coordinates
38.65770, 20.58320
Temperature
17.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 15.5 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 15.5 km
Shallow
15.5 km
15.5 km — close to the regional average (14.4 km)
Regional average: 14.4 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Felt reports

9felt reports at EMSC / LastQuake

Voluntary reports of feeling this earthquake. The count is not an intensity measurement and is not added to USGS DYFI reports.

Data updated: Oct 14, 2025, 4:18 AM UTC · Last checked: Sep 6, 2026, 12:18 PM UTC

Source: EMSC / LastQuake

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Airports

  • Aktion National AirportGreece · PVK · LGPZ
    33.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-20

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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Context for this earthquake

20 Sep 2025 – 20 Sep 2026 · M ≥ 2.0 · 4,944 Catalogue entries

Of 4,943 other entries for this area and period, 1,668 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

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